I streamed an older show of This American Life recently that featured a segment on Baby College, a program for parents and children in Harlem that teaches the importance of building a strong foundation in the early years of a child. One thing I learned by listening to the interviews in the show is how important reading to children when they are young is. A study was cited that proved that interaction and learning done with young children leads to better skills later in life, and is more effective than training older children to catch up on skills.
Reading is one of the most important skills a person can have. The ability of a child to read in third grade is a point that can be measured for success, since children go from learning to read to reading to learn.
An infographic created by Good.is, the Apollo Group, and Teaching for Tomorrow shows how reading can impact a child’s life, and how parents and teachers can work to ensure students stay at the grade level of reading.
You can check out the infographic on the Good.is website
Image Source:
http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1212/reading-for-the-future/flash.html
Links:
http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1212/reading-for-the-future/flash.html
http://www.hcz.org/programs/early-childhood
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/364/going-big